I want to thank the chairman and the ranking member for the great work on an issue that so many of us have noted and advocated for over the years. As a former member of this committee during the time of the Democratic majority, I still…

I thank the gentleman from Massachusetts for yielding and for his leadership. We do live in a constitutional Republic. That constitutional Republic requires for this Nation not to be held hostage by self-centered special interests. We come…

Many of us promised our constituents that we would come back here to Washington and fight for them. I imagine that there are some families in America right now holding an 8- year-old or a 10-year-old, maybe a teenager, with a preexisting…

I thank the gentlelady from New York. Mr. Speaker, I would like to announce breaking news. Texas happens to be a very diverse State, and my good friend from Texas just stood up and made an absurd proclamation--absolutely absurd. In coming…

One of the things that I am most excited about--and I thank the author of the amendment--and that is the issue of best value for security. That is a crucial bipartisan agreement that makes common sense; that on the security of our men and…

We're here on a Saturday, and we're probably in the I-don't-believe-it crowd. It's not because we're here on a Saturday, but because the people's business must be done. I hope that the backdrop of the U.N. resolution that dealt with 15…

I think the real message should be that the President should not negotiate against the civil rights of Americans. Sometimes it's important for those of us who have had life experiences to reflect on them. I remember as a younger girl…

I was in my office, Congresswoman, and I could not help but both agree and hear you. I wanted to come just to applaud you for, first of all, restoring and educating this House on the issues of federalism, local control, and also of…

For the last 21 hours we have heard a discourse on ``Green Eggs and Ham'' and a multitude of other commentary that spoke to the will of one person, but I believe America wants this body and the other body to stand on behalf of those who…

On rollcall No. 480, I would have voted ``no.'' Mr. Chairman, on rollcall No. 481, I would have voted ``no.'' The Acting CHAIR. There being no further amendments, under the rule, the Committee rises. Accordingly, the Committee rose; and…

This morning, I rise to call upon the consciousness and the conscience of not only America, but my colleagues. I rise in the backdrop of a dreamer's speech, Dr. Martin Luther King, who spoke about the greatness of America. Dr. King had no…

My colleague just asked the question about have we no decency. Have you no decency? And these are good friends here. We're colleagues. We come to work for America. But all who can read, and all who can feel the pain of hunger should ask…